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Old 6th Oct 2003, 16:45
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A little bit off topic: I have always laughed at those "incapacitation checks".

They don't make sense to me.

First of all, an heart attack can happen at any time , and the other pilot must guarantee the proper trajectory of the airplane, incapacitation check or not.

Second, when my copilots brief for the 80 kts incapacitation check, I often reply "Ok, let's hope you are a PILOT and know what to do if my heart attack comes at 81 knots".



In other words, an 80 knots or a 500ft incapacitation check don't guarantee anything: you've been alive till a second before, you answer "checked", then comes the heart attack...

It really seems to me the equivalent of the sheep sacrifice of the ancients to the Gods

Isn't that ridiculous?
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